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Charleston sheriff faces rare challenger as policing questioned BY SAM SPENCE

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.09.2020

Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon has never had a general election opponent, despite being in office since 1988. But in 2020, with protesters fed up with police violence filing through the county jail named for him, Cannon drew a challenge from one of his own deputies: Kristin Graziano, who says it’s time for a change in leadership and policies.

Cannon said some changes are already underway as he seeks his ninth term. The sheriff said his office has taken a look inside its own walls for potential changes, as calls for criminal justice reforms grow louder, with help from a $5 million MacArthur Foundation grant to fund a multi-year collaborative review now underway as the Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC). As one of 11 law enforcement agencies nationwide to receive the grant, Cannon said the review spurred changes under his watch to minimize “potential flashpoints” between police and the public. He said the CJCC report shows the efforts are working, with marijuana charges reduced 48 percent from 2014 to 2019. Cannon said deputies have stopped using the smell of marijuana as probable cause for car searches, have stopped automatically asking for permission to search vehicles and are no longer

making traffic stops for equipment violations. “We are constantly looking to change in ways that we think are appropriate,” Cannon said. Relocating from Charlottesville in 2008, Graziano worked for the sheriff’s office with varying roles in the county’s anti-terrorism taskforce and marine patrol and as a school resource officer. In March, Graziano said she was effectively fired when higher-ups caught wind of her potential challenge. Cannon said she was put on leave. As Cannon points to the CJCC for policing reforms, Graziano said the sheriff should not need a grant to find reforms that could

“We are constantly looking to change in ways that we think are appropriate.” —Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon

already be implemented. “That $5 million was not well spent,” she said. “I think that what it did is tell us something we already knew when we already have the ability to not lock people up for minor drug charges or minor offenses period.” Routine interactions between police and Black Americans, sometimes ending with tragic consequences, have been at the heart of protests in Charleston and elsewhere, intensifying since the May death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. A June 2 letter from the American Civil Liberties Union sent to Cannon and other Charleston-area agencies questioned police tactics in the arrest of dozens of protesters demonstrating downtown as a citywide curfew approached on May 31, a day after destructive riots along King Street. “This response by law enforcement marked a clear, dangerous and counterproductive escalation,” the letter read. Many of the charges have since been dropped. Cannon defended the arrests and the use of gas and projectiles. “Those are instruments law enforcement uses to disperse groups that are subject to doing things worse,” he said, adding protesters were stopped before things got heated. “It could have been a repeat of the night before.” Cannon said law enforcement was caught off guard by the May 30 riots and speculated

“We are our own worst enemies when it comes to admitting that we don’t always get it right and thinking we know the answer to everything because we don’t.” —Kristin Graziano

that outside groups may have had a hand in organizing the destruction of property. “In retrospect, that looks to have been a lot more organized than just a spontaneous [event],” Cannon said. Local events may even have had ties, he said, to left-wing militant anti-fascist and Black Lives Matter organizations — “well-funded” by the likes of billionaire liberal George Soros, who figures prominently in conservative narratives about liberal movements. Graziano said law enforcement can learn from protests like the ones in Charleston. “We are our own worst enemies when it comes to admitting that we don’t always get it right and thinking we know the answer to everything because we don’t,” she said. “I think it’s an exciting time for law enforcement if you’re willing to listen and be a part of the solution. If you’re not, it’s probably gonna be the worst part of your career.”

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Candidates for solicitor discuss how to combat racial inequities in court system BY HEATH ELLISON

Pogue, who began his career as a meteorologist for News 2, is running on a platform of community involvement and understanding racial inequities and biases. “It’s got to start with partnerships with that community involvement, it’s got to start with that partnership with the community,” he said. “One of our plans for racial equity is to have me, as the solicitor, but also every single one of those 40 deputy solicitors go to four community meetings a year [to just listen].” Pogue added that the 9th Circuit needs to hire more Black attorneys, bilingual attorneys and lawyers from differing backgrounds to add new perspectives that could influence local proceedings. He also advocated for more diverse juries that reflect the area’s population, higher compensation for jurors

and a racial bias audit. “If we’ve got African-American attorneys who can speak to their life experience and who have better eyes and better ears than somebody like me, then that’s the only way

“If we’ve got African-American attorneys who can speak to their life experience and who have better eyes and better ears than somebody like me, then that’s the only way we can really see all the areas of inequity that we’ve got.” —Ben Pogue

we can really see all the areas of inequity that we’ve got,” he said. When asked what could be learned about the justice system from recent protests over police brutality, Pogue said introspection is how we will be able to move toward a more equitable society. “If we’re not able as individuals to address some of our own weaknesses and point them out and talk about them honestly, then we’re never going to move forward with this,” he said. Wilson has been solicitor since 2007 and was the first woman elected to the position in the 9th Judicial Circuit. As the local prosecutor, she has assisted on the Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, a collaborative internal review undertaken by local agencies. Data collection and analysis is an important aspect of a solicitor’s work, one Wilson hopes to use to explore potential dispairities in the system, including race. “We still have to look at race and make sure that that’s not the driver and I don’t think that it is, but as I’ve learned through our work over the past six years is that institutional racism, implicit bias, runs through every corner of our country in every major institution,” she said. In addition to racial bias, Wilson hopes to use data to track continuances and dismissals in the court system. She also wants to edu-

“… I’ve learned through our work over the past six years is that institutional racism, implicit bias, runs through every corner of our country in every major institution.” —9th Judicial Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson

cate attorneys in the 9th Circuit on inequities built into the system, and provide them with a deeper understanding of the way poverty affects people. Wilson cites recent work with Prosecutor Impact, a nonprofit that attempts to further educate and train prosecutors to achieve lower crime in communities, as an example of how the 9th Circuit is working to equity. “Training will span over months and months, for different parts of the office, not just prosecutors,” she said. Wilson predicts budget cuts to hit the 9th Circuit in the next few years due to COVID19, and believes her experience will help pull through. “Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, I’ve been through this before with the great recession,” she said. “So I know how to handle what I believe is coming.”

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The 9th Judicial Circuit, comprising Charleston and Berkeley counties, has the chance for a new solicitor for the first time in 13 years. In South Carolina, solicitors (called district attorneys elsewhere) represent the state as prosecutors in criminal proceedings, assign cases and advise attorneys. At a time when policing and the prison system are under intense scrutiny for racial disparities, the courts lie in the middle. Incumbent Scarlett Wilson and her challenger Ben Pogue have differing ideas of how to combat racial inequities in the local court system.

LAUREL ISLAND ‘WASTELAND’ BEING REDEVELOPED, BUT NOT WITHOUT CHALLENGES

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—S.C. Rep. Nancy Mace, the Republican nominee in the 1st Congressional District, said proof of climate change was “not clear cut” during a Sept. 3 virtual forum. Source: The Post and Courier

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SKEPTICISM AND HOPE FOR EQUITY IMPACTS IN CHARLESTON 10 -YEAR PLAN

Charleston’s update to its 10-year comprehensive plan at a time of social upheaval seems serendipitous, with conversations about race and reconciliation hurled into the spotlight over recent months. With “strength in diversity” as a core value of the new plan, activists and Black leaders remain cautious of the city’s claims of attempted racial equity. “This plan really is an amazing opportunity, I just don’t have any faith in this current city council, this current mayor,” said Charleston Activist Network founder Tamika Gadsden. “This plan is the right thing, it’s the enforcement of the plan that I’m leery of.” Daron-Lee Calhoun, Avery Research Center’s race and social justice coordinator and a member of the city’s fledgling racial conciliation committee, said he is cautiously optimistic about the plan. “[The city] has to give us something to believe in,” he said. “We have an opportunity to make some true change, but we’ll see where it goes when we get down to the nitty gritty of it.” The comprehensive plan is rewritten every decade to guide the city’s growth in key areas such as housing, transportation, development and land use. Jacob Lindsey, the city’s planning director, said it will go “above and beyond” to address other issues, including racial equity. “Our approach to this plan inherently acknowledges historical inequities,” Lindsey said. “And we are asking for the community’s partnership to help us make decisions that correct historical inequities.” The topics discussed in the plan can help combat racial inequity, but Calhoun believes the city should also take influence from Avery’s 2017 racial disparities report. The oft-cited study lays out the wealth gap between white and Black, the impact of gentrification and disparities in homeownership. The report also shows how the inequities are interconnected. “Say they were to try to address gentrification, then they would automatically have to address the education portion of it,” Calhoun explained. “[Then] they have to address the health inequities. Once they address the health inequities, they are forced to look at the income disparities in Charleston.” Admitting more factors would make it more difficult, Calhoun said, “If it’s not difficult, then you’re not doing the right thing.” “If you think this is an easy job trying to peel back over 200 years of racial inequity in Charleston, then you’re on the wrong track,” he said. —Heath Ellison

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CHARLESTON NOW WELCOMING VISITORS TO ‘ERNEST F. HOLLINGS TERMINAL’

Signage installed recently officially designates Charleston International Airport’s main passenger facility as the Ernest F. Hollings Terminal. Hollings, South Carolina’s Democratic U.S. senator for nearly 40 years, died April 6, 2019. The airport board quickly voted to name the airport’s recently expanded passenger terminal in honor of the late senator. A planned unveiling ceremony earlier this year was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but with the blessing of Hollings’ family the airport installed the new signage on Aug. 28. Helen Hill, chair of the Charleston International Airport Charleston County Aviation Authority, said it was “So wonderful to hear, ‘Welcome to the Ernest F. Hollings Terminal at the Charleston International Airport’!” New recorded greetings with Hollings’ name began playing inside the terminal in July, said airport spokesman Spencer Pryor. A formal event will be held at a later time with the senator’s family in attendance. Hollings served as state representative, lieutenant governor and governor after deploying overseas in the U.S. Army during World War II before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1966. “The airport benefited greatly from his vision,” said Elliott Summey on the announcement last year. “Opportunities like the new air service(s) we’ve garnered in the last decade were made possible by the groundwork of his long-term commitment to aviation.” Summey took over as Aviation Authority CEO this summer. —Sam Spence

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WELCOMING SC CARTOONIST ROBERT ARIAIL TO CHARLESTON CIT Y PAPER Nationally syndicated cartoonist Robert Ariail will begin appearing in the City Paper this week with a new cartoon series he’s calling, “Lowcountry.” Ariail, who lives in Camden, was the editorial cartoonist for The State newspaper from 1984 until 2009, and was twice named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1995 and 2000. His new cartoon series will focus on coastal issues, a topic he said he’s innately familiar with. “I spent my sunbaked childhood searching the beaches for shark’s teeth and shells and plying the waters of the creek

for flounder and blue crab behind my grandfather’s house,” said Ariail. “So creating a comic strip with the beauty of South Carolina’s Lowcountry as a backdrop came naturally and is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.” Ariail joins award-winning City Paper cartoonist Steve Stegelin, whose weekly editorial cartoons will continue to run in the paper and online. (Along with, of course, his pitch-perfect Blotter doodles). Ariail also contributed illustrations to 350 Facts About Charleston, a book recently published by the City Paper that appears on store shelves next week. —Sam Spence

The massive new Laurel Island development project is billed as bringing affordable housing and mixed-use space to the peninsula. But first, developers will have to tame the verdant space that was actually once a landfill, a process that could take years. What will be seen in the near future, though, are the impacts of the development on neighboring communities. Laurel Island, a large tract of land at the end of Romney Street downtown was used as a household waste landfill and a dredge spoil at separate times through the early 20th century. It was later capped, and in the last 15 years, it’s been targeted by a number of potential developers, but a new proposal has made it further than any other. “A project of this scale isn’t something that happens every day,” said Charleston Director of Planning, Preservation and Sustainability Jacob Lindsey. “It takes a lot of moving parts just to propose something like this.” Though this project has made it further than others, Lindsey said it’s important to remember that it’s only in its infancy, as they begin the process of gaining permission to build. The project could be 20 years from completion at this point. “They will have to do major infrastructure work like pile driving to be able to support roads and buildings,” said Coastal Conservation League Communities and Transportation Director Jason Crowley. More than that, roadways, drainage systems and physical conditions of the land must all be improved in order to properly develop fill land like that on Laurel Island. No previous developer had made an effort to build out that infrastructure until now, according to Lindsey. “This group has made a real effort to study the bridges, the upgrades to the land itself and all other improvements that will be needed,” Lindsey said. “That was a pitfall of earlier plans,” Lindsey said. “They didn’t communicate with the nearby communities.” Outreach is a difficult effort to measure, and others believe that more can be done. “Outreach this close to the official Planning Commission review is inevitably rushed and insufficient, especially during a time when inperson engagement is so challenging,” said the Preservation Society of Charleston. “Laurel Island represents the single biggest opportunity we will have as a city to make a meaningful impact on the shortage of workforce housing in downtown Charleston,” the Preservation Society said. “While we commend the commitment to providing workforce housing in perpetuity, 10 percent is in fact well below the standard for large projects.” “You are taking a former dump and repurposing it for productive use again,” Crowley said. “It’s similar to a former industrial site being cleaned up and put back to community use ... The alternative would be for it to sit there as a wasteland while we sprawl out into our pristine rural areas.” —Skyler Baldwin

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FIVE ARTISTS PRESENT WORK AT REDUX’S NEW EXHIBITION; THEIR PIECES EXPLORE THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY

Coming to a Neighborhood Near You Charleston artists share interpretations of the city in Redux’s latest group exhibition BY SAMANTHA CONNORS Susan Gregory conceptualized the driving subject behind Redux’s latest exhibition Frontyard, Backyard, Street two years ago. “Who would have known back in 2018 that our show’s theme would be so relevant and flexible?” she asked. “The idea came out of a sense of how my own work was going at the time and seeing others with the same sentiment,” Gregory said. “To me, the character of our city was more about the blocks where I was walking — the streets where people were working, hanging out and getting to know each other, more so than places like Rainbow Row for instance.” From these humble beginnings, the idea for the exhibition, which opens this Friday, grew into something much bigger. Gregory worked with other artists who related to her vision and wanted to put their own interpretations on it. Showcasing five different artists, this exhibition features work in various mediums, from paintings to multimedia pieces to photography. “The general theme is regarding the artists’ individual reactions or experiences in their surroundings of Charleston,” said Redux’s executive director Cara Leepson. “Everyone has different life experiences that come into play that impact how they interpret their environment. Each body of work is very personal as it’s directly responsive to the artists’ neighborhoods, streets, houses and neighbors.”

Susan Gregory will be joined by artists Hirona Matsuda, Dontré Major, Alex Waggoner and Christian Birk for the exhibition’s opening night, which will operate a bit differently than your average art opening. To keep viewers safe and promote proper social distancing, the gallery will allow 20 people into the space at a time, and face coverings are required. An outdoor space in front of Redux will be set up with funky garden furniture and areas for people to mingle and reflect on the exhibition in lieu of a traditional opening with an indoor reception. “We’re all really excited about the outdoor element,” said Leepson. “It runs with the theme of gathering and our community neighbor, and it’s a great chance for people to safely gather, especially those living in our immediate area.” Though the idea for the exhibition originated more than two years ago, the theme has aged well. Over the last several months as people found themselves confined to homes and neighborhoods, artists found a growing sense of community and connection to their surroundings. “We’ve discussed as a group how everything that’s happened in the last few months has played into what we’re working on,” said artist Hirona Matsuda. “COVID and quarantine certainly gave me a new appreciation for my community and neighborhood especially because my work is always about place and people and the way we’re interconnected.”

Quarantine definitely shifted the way many of us view our homes and our neighborhoods, but the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement has also shaped some of these artists’ newer pieces to reflect on other aspects of their environment. “I think we’re all kind of working with elements to do with race, diversity and even gentrification with all of those issues having come to the forefront this summer,” said Matsuda. “I’m definitely working with more of those themes than I was before.” For many of the artists, this exhibition will be their first opportunity to showcase work in a gallery space in months. With such an inclusive theme, Redux and the artists involved hope that Frontyard, Backyard, Street will stretch beyond the gallery walls and encourage people in the community who may not typically attend art events to come and engage with artists and others. “Visiting art spaces is a really great activity that allows for social distancing while also learning and experiencing art,” said Leepson. “Being around art is so important and such a powerful tool for healing, distraction and connection, so I would really encourage people to come out and join us.” Frontyard, Backyard, Street opens Sept. 11 with a reception from 5-9 p.m. Redux is open Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to attend. 1056 King St. Downtown. reduxstudios.org

GIBBES MUSEUM OPENS NEW ART SALES GALLERY

The Gibbes Museum of Art is swapping pastries for paintings on their first floor, opening a new art sales gallery in the former location of The Daily at the Gibbes. The Ruth and Bill Baker Art Sales Gallery will exhibit works by the museum’s visiting artists, available for purchase. The inaugural exhibition is Summer Reflection and features works from past visiting artists like Kristy Bishop, David Boatwright, Tim Hussey, Charles Williams and more. In a press release Gibbes’ executive director Angela Mack said: “The opening of our new Art Sales Gallery is an extension of our education corridor, which allows our visitors to experience the art-making process. Through this new venture, we hope to not only provide career support to artists, but to offer a new resource for art collectors to shop locally created works of art.” The Gibbes’ Visiting Artist Series features the work of local and regional artists; the series promotes creativity, encourages freedom of thought and connects artists with a broader audience. Current visiting artists include Katherine Dunlap and Antwon Ford, who are currently in residence at the Gibbes through Sept. 27. The museum is also accepting submissions for the Visiting Artist Series. Artists who live in South Carolina can apply for a four to six week session. Learn more online at gibbesmuseum.org. —CH

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On Sept. 16, the New York-based Doyle auction house will offer the Collection of Dorothea Benton Frank, a Charleston-born author who passed away last year. Frank divided her time between Sullivan’s Island and Montclair, New Jersey, toward the end of her life. This auction will feature property from her Montclair home, decorated by New York interior designer Thomas Britt. Bidders can peruse furniture, decorations and artwork and the desk where she wrote all 20 of her best-selling, Lowcountrybased novels. You can access the auction online and virtually flip through the catalogue, too. Frank, who was known to many as “Dottie” or “Dot,” set her novels in the Lowcountry, usually on or around Sullivan’s Island. Frank’s contemporary and fellow Lowcountry author Pat Conroy described her books as “funny, sexy and usually damp with sea water.” Learn more about Frank’s books online at dotfrank.com. —Connelly Hardaway

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Forget Her Not Signe Pike’s second novel, The Forgotten Kingdom, continues to tell the story of Merlin’s twin sister BY CONNELLY HARDAWAY Signe Pike’s 2018 debut novel, The Lost Queen, is fast-paced, clever and dripping with magic. The first in a trilogy, the novel is the untold story of Languoreth, a sixth-century Scottish queen who is the twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin. The writing process seriously wore out Pike — especially when she knew she had to pen a sequel in fairly quick succession. How’d she do it? “I just shut everything out,” said Pike. “Whenever I write I pretend that no one is going to read it.” She admits she would become paralyzed with fear if she considered how people would react to her novels. Fortunately, Pike has finished her second novel — no fear stopping her now — and it hits bookstands on Sept. 15. The Forgotten Kingdom picks up where The Lost Queen left off, except this time Pike had a little more freedom to tell the stories of other characters. “With book one, it had to be pulled from Languoreth’s perspective; it was an introduction to her world,” said Pike. In The Forgotten Kingdom Pike writes from the perspective of several main characters, including Languoreth’s twin brother, Lailoken, and Languoreth’s daughter, Angharad.

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Like so many writers — especially those immersed in the worlds they create — Pike let her characters take her whichever directions they wished. “Angharad just showed up and was clinging to the side of the cliff — I had no idea where her journey was going to take her,” said Pike. Angharad, like her uncle Lailoken, is a Wisdom Keeper, a role that remains a relic of “the Old Way,” a way of life that has yet to be disturbed by a new interrupter on the scene: Christianity. The Forgotten Kingdom, like The Lost Queen, explores the role of early religions and the rapid spread of Christianity and how both affected political alliances, ultimately leading to innumerable battles and wars in the sixth-century. “People assume the book is fantasy because I show elements of pre-Christian religion,” said Pike. “I’m trying to dispel the idea that just because you’re writing about non-Christianity doesn’t mean it’s not historic. An important thing to remember about this society is that all people during this time believed in the power of curses and ill luck. Even Christians believed God was found in rivers.” Whether Pike is writing from a Wisdom Keeper or Christian’s perspective, her prose is quick on its feet, begging you to keep reading, joining the characters on their journeys to learn about themselves and the changing world where they live. There are passionate lovers, evil enemies and quite a few powerful women. And, like so many novels set in medieval times, The Forgotten Kingdom is anchored in the rhetoric of glorious battles, both lost and won. An excerpt from the book reads, “Now the sons carried the feud their fathers begot; they

attacked and we countered. Blood flowed on both sides.” No blood was shed in Pike’s journey to complete her second novel, but she said the task was all-consuming. “Book two was so intense — a 500-page book in less than 24 months,” said Pike. “For a while afterwards I was just wrecked. I had to heal. It’s a very strange feeling when you push your body to that point.” Fortunately for Pike, her publisher has given her more time to write the third book in the trilogy. “Authors and publishers can be wary of too much time in between books, but I have more faith in my readers,” said Pike. She’s starting with baby steps for this third book, researching now and maybe setting pen to page in Ocotober. She’s been reading other people’s work, too, to spend time in worlds she hasn’t had to create. “I’m starting to get interested and curious again,” said Pike. “There are people I’ve stumbled across in my research. I was trying to find out who was in charge in Edinburgh and I found a name. That’s what gets me going, doing the detective work.” Join Pike during a virtual book launch, in collaboration with Buxton Books, on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. If you purchase a book during the event you’ll be entered to win cool Lost Queen-associated gifts, from a scarf featuring Lost Queen text to bookmarks to face masks with Lost Queen quotes.

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Big Brother Meet the chef behind Kuya, Charleston’s new Filipino pop-up John Browder fell in love with the dishes his older siblings brought from the Philippines when they moved to Charleston in 1997, leading the experienced chef to eventually start Kuya, a pop-up serving Filipino favorites. The Charleston-born chef’s lineage runs deep in the Philippines, where his older brother and sister were raised by his aunt while his mother was in the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Green card in hand, Browder’s mom brought his older siblings to Charleston where they met their little brother John for the first time. Browder was thrilled to be reunited, and he couldn’t get enough of the food they brought with them. “They had a bag of these pre-made siopaos (steam buns filled with braised pork), and I was just blown away when we heated them up,” he said. He’d always helped his mom in the kitchen as a child, but Browder said he found himself cooking even more once his brother and sister arrived in Charleston. “My older brother Jo would take me to Filipino parties with his friends, and those showed me a vast array of Filipino food,” he said. “My sister was the first one I col-

laborated with on recipes.” Browder eventually sought out a restaurant job, but with few Filipino establishments in Charleston, he began his career at Bushido in West Ashley. Starting at the hibachi grill and tempura station, Browder transitioned to the sushi bar, where he stayed for six years. A turning point came when chef Sean Brock, a Bushido regular, sat down at his counter for lunch. Browder remembers his order: “Twenty-eight pieces of nigiri and a Budweiser.” Chef to chef, Browder told Brock he was at a crossroads, unsure if he should attend culinary school or learn on the job. When Browder said French cuisine frightened him the most, Brock advised him to get a job at a French restaurant in lieu of culinary school. Browder left Bushido shortly after for Early Bird Diner — a slight deviation from Brock’s guidance. But the parallels between Southern and French cuisine taught him some basics. He eventually found his way to French restaurant Chez Nous before spending time at the likes of Peninsula Grill, continued on page 16

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Kuya continued from page 15 Obstinate Daughter, McCrady’s and Lana. While working as the sous chef at Lana in 2015, Browder started doing Filipino pop-ups at R. Kitchen next door, calling his concept Kuya — “the most respectful way the Islanders say big brother” in the Philippines, he said. The pop-ups were a hit. “I had such a great time and everyone that came was very receptive,” he said. “I even got the younger Filipino crowd in, which is exactly what I wanted.” After a brief hiatus in Portland, Maine, Browder returned to Charleston to help David Schuttenberg run the Kwei Fei pop-up at The Daily. “[Schuttenberg] really inspired me to get where I am now,” Browder said. “I was at a crossroads when I moved back to Charleston, and I felt Kuya was the natural progression for me after watching Kwei Fei grow into what it is now.” Kuya relaunched at Surf Bar on Folly Beach last summer. Recently, it has popped up at Paddock & Whiskey, The Recovery Room and Micho (find him Sept. 11-13). Browder’s time at Chez Nous taught him the importance of classic recipes. You’ll find Filipino favorites like lumpia and pork adobo on Browder’s menu, but he uses pancit, a Filipino noodle dish, as a blank canvas for experimentation. His take on sisig also sells out often, Browder said. “I take an entire pig’s head, break it down, boil the ears, boil the snout, chop them up super fine and get them nice and crispy in the pan,” he said. “Then, I throw in the rest of the pig’s head and the jowl meat and cook it down in onions and garlic. Then I drop an egg yolk on it right before it hits the table.” A refined, authentic approach to the cuisine even caught the eye of Nikko Cagalanan, another local Filipino chef who runs Mansueta’s. “John’s food is really good, and his take on Filipino food is on point,” Cagalanan said. “I’ve been to his pop-up multiple times now, and I couldn’t be happier to see another chef doing Filipino food in Charleston.” Follow Kuya on Instagram @kuya.charleston for John Browder’s weekly pop-up schedule.

Holy City Hogs owner Tank Jackson is bringing back his weekly experiential dinners at Lo-Fi Brewing after a six-week hiatus, restarting the series earlier this month with an evening featuring Pink Cactus owner Brooke Warden and Mama Arepas pop-up owner Ana Alexandra. Titled “Tank on Tuesday,” the weekly dinners feature a three-to-five-course collaborative menu with local restaurants using ingredients from South Carolina farms. Kwei Fei’s David Schuttenberg, Jackrabbit Filly’s Shuai Wang and Gillie’s Seafood’s Sean Mendes are some of the notable chefs that took part in the Tuesday night dinner series earlier this summer. Jackson, known as a master of swine delivering the heritage breed pork raised on his Wadmalaw Island farm to restaurants throughout the Lowcountry, is combining his passion for whole hog cooking with a desire to assist local farmers with the dinner series. “I was trying to come up with a creative way to partner with local chefs and get the buzz going about local farmers’ ingredients,” Jackson said. Every Monday and Tuesday, he visits farmers to purchase their undervalued crops for the dinner at Lo-Fi before connecting with the chef to discuss a menu. —Parker Milner

THIRD SEASON OF ‘DELICIOUS MISS BROWN’ AIRING NOW Charleston’s own Kardea Brown is back on the Food Network with the third season of Delicious Miss Brown, which debuted Saturday with an episode titled “Grilling out with the Girls.” After first appearing on the Food Network in 2015 on an episode of BBQ Blitz, Brown’s show Delicious Miss Brown was given the green light four years later, premiering July 28, 2019. During the show, Brown shares cherished family recipes and Southern traditions, hosting friends for dinner at her Edisto Island home. Season three features 13 new episodes airing Saturdays at 12 p.m. Brown, who is of Gullah-Geechee descent, said this season will feature more traditional classics. “This season, I aimed to talk a little more about the Gullah-Geechee cuisine and try to give people a history lesson,” she said. “Bridging the gap, talking about that and shining the light on the heritage.” It’s been a busy 13 months for Brown, but she said she wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s been a fun ride. Doing this doesn’t feel like work,” she said. “I’ve worked tirelessly to secure my own show on the network and to be able to do three seasons in just over a year is an incredible feeling.” —PM

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C.A. No. 2018-CP-08-02232 Aegis Security Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. LAM Services, LLC; Andra John-

Judgment having been rendered, and execution issued, a Nulla Bona return made to said execution, the Petitioner, Aegis Security Insurance Company, having moved for an examination of the Respondents LAM Services, LLC; Andra Johnson; and LaShanda L. Johnson, pursuant to the provisions of S.C. Code Ann § 15-39-310, et seq. (Law. Co-op. 1976), as amended; IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Respondents LAM Services, LLC; Andra Johnson; and LaShanda L. Johnson DO APPEAR before the Master-In-Equity at the Berkeley County Courthouse, 300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, South Carolina 29461, on the 29th day of October, 2020 at 11:45 a.m. to answer under oath concerning its assets; TO SHOW CAUSE why its property should not be applied toward satisfaction of the Judgment set out in the Petition; AND TO SHOW CAUSE why a Receiver of its property should not be appointed pursuant to the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 15-39-430 (Law. Co-op. 1976), as amended. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 15-39-390 and S.C. R. Civ. P. 53, the Master-InEquity will entertain and rule upon all motions necessary to dispose of this matter, to include but not be limited to, motions to dismiss, motions to appoint Receiver, motions to continue the matter, and motions to sell all or certain property of judgment debtor in satisfaction of the Petitioner’s debt and has authority to enter a final order. Any appeal from the Master-In-Equity shall be appealed directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Rule may be served by any person who be entitled to serve a Summons and Complaint on the Defendant. YOU ARE FURTHER ORDERED TO BRING WITH YOU TO THE HEARING THE DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: You are hereby required to produce to the Master-In-Equity for Petitioner Aegis Security Insurance Company’s inspection and copying in aid of execution of the money judgment entered against you on September 10, 2018, the following records and documents: 1. All documents relating to any lease-hold or free-hold interest you hold in real property and tangible or intangible personal property, including any options to purchase and any property that you own or lease including as a member of a partnership or with any other person or business entity, including, but not limited to, documents relating to the following: a. Rental income; b. Property owned by partnerships and corporations in which you have any interest; c. Oil, gas, and mineral interests; d. Anticipated inheritances; e. Property to which you own an undivided interest; f. Automobiles; g. Motorcycles; h. Boats; i. Recreational vehicles; j. Mobile homes; k. Aircraft; l. All Terrain vehicles (“ATV’s”) m. Collections (e.g. guns, stamps, coins, antiques, memorabilia, books, collectibles); n. Equipment for sports and hobbies (e.g. sports, photographic, and exercise equipment, bicycles, pool tables, golf clubs, skis, canoes/kayaks, carpentry tools, musical instruments); o. Jewelry. 2. All canceled checks, check stubs, bank statements, ledgers, and correspondence showing disbursements and receipt over

$500.00 since January 1, 2013 for all accounts you have or had or to which you have made deposits. 3. Copies of any documents relating to cash in your wallet, home, safe deposit box, or on hand. 4. Copies of your federal and state tax returns for the years 2011 through 2016. 5. All records relating to any transfer to others of title to or any other interest whatsoever in any of your personal property since January 1, 2013. 6. All records relating to any transfer to others of title to or any other interest whatsoever in any of your real property since January 1, 2013. 7. All documents relating to any cause of action pending against you, or any loans or advances of money to you. 8. All documents relating to your funds, other assets, or liabilities. 9. Copies of any accounts, mortgages, loans, and notes receivable or notes receivable not discounted that you currently hold or possess or have possessed since January 1, 2013. 10. Any documents reflecting the name and address of the makers of the above-referenced accounts, mortgages, loans, and notes receivable not discounted, and any amortization or repayment schedules related thereto. 11. Copies of all of your stock certificates, financial statements, and any bylaws, financial statements, or annual reports relating to an entity in which you hold a stock ownership interest. 12. Copies of any stock certificates, mutual funds or account statements reflecting securities or mutual funds held by you or on your behalf by a broker, dealer, or other agent of any stocks or securities acquired since January 1, 2013. 13. Copies of all documents relating to any non-publicly traded stock and interests in incorporated in and unincorporated businesses, including an LLC, partnership, and joint venture in which you have an interest. 14. Copies of the deeds or contract for deed or any other document evidencing an interest you have in any real property. 15. Copies of all documents reflecting the transfer of any property, personal, real, or otherwise, of yours to any person since January 1, 2013. 16. Copies of the title, contract for lease, or contract of purchase or sale for automobiles and copies of any title, lease, or contracts of purchase or sale of any automobiles you acquired or sold since January 1, 2013. 17. Copies of any warehouse receipts or other documents of title or broker’s statement or safe-deposit payment receipts reflecting title or possession of gold or silver or any other personal property. 18. Copies of any warehouse receipts or other documents of title or broker’s statement or safe-deposit payment receipts reflecting purchases of gold or silver or any other metal, mineral, gem, or art work. 19. Copies of any trust created by you; or, trusts of which you are the beneficiary. 20. Copies of any security agreement or other encumbrance against any of the abovementioned items. 21. Copies of documents pertaining to any patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property in which you have an interest. 22. Copies of any tax liens against you. 23. Copies of documents relating to any bankruptcy filed by you. 24. Copies of any judgments rendered for or against you since January 1, 2013. 25. Any documents related to any debts owed to you since January 1, 2013. 26. Any documents reflecting the name and address of the debtors for the above-referenced debts, and any repayment schedule related thereto. 27. Copies of all financial statements provided by you to

any firm, person or entity since January 1, 2013. 28. Copies of all brokerage account, checking account, certificates of deposits, investment account, mutual funds accounts and savings account statements since January 1, 2013. 29. Copies of all evidence of whole or term life insurance policies. In the event that copies of any of the state or federal income tax returns herein requested are not in your possession, then it is requested that you obtain from the proper authorities the necessary form to authorize Petitioner’s counsel to obtain copies of those returns, that you duly fill out and sign the forms so as to permit counsel’s access to the returns, and that you submit the completed form with the other documents and records furnished in response to this request. YOU ARE FURTHER RESTRAINED, PENDING THE HEARING, FROM DISPOSING OF ANY PROPERTY OR ASSETS, OR PAYING ANY DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AS ORDERED, YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FINE AND/ OR JAIL SENTENCE. So Ordered s/Jennifer B. McCoy #2764 Electronically signed on 2020-08-03 11:44:46

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-02851 CHARLESTON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. RUTH MITCHELL, SHARON E. MITCHELL, RUSSELL BROWN, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of ROBERT SMALLS, HENRIETTA SMALLS, SARA GRANT, CLARA JENKINS, JANE MARTIN, MARY BELTON, TITE SMALLS, PRINCE SMALLS, SHEPPARD SMALLS AND ALVERT SMALLS, all deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants. SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to quiet title and to confirm a tax title relative to the following described real property, together with improvements, located in

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Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, containing 11.0 acres, more or less, situate, lying and being in the Township of Ravenel, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina. Being the same property formerly listed as lands of the Heirs of Robert Smalls, and known as Charleston County Tax Map No. 187-00-00-157. Being the same property conveyed to William Hall by Tax Deed, dated May 15, 2012, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on May 16, 2012, in Book 0252, at Page 252. Also, being the same property conveyed to Charleston Baptist Association by Deed of William Hall, dated April 7, 2014, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on June 6, 2014, in Book 0409, at Page 672. T.M.S.#: 187-00-00-157 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 3rd day of September, 2020, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, whose mailing address is PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; such appointment to become absolute unless the said defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein. CISA & DODDS, LLP s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd. Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF September 3, 2020.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT IN RE: THE ESTATE OF VICTOR H. HAYWARD CASE NO: 2020-ES10-0763 NOTICE OF HEARING - VIRTUAL HEARING

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DATE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 TIME: 12:00 P.M. PLACE: Virtual Hearing for the Charleston County Probate Court Historic Courthouse 84 Broad Street Second Floor Charleston, South Carolina 29401

DESCRIPTION / SUBJECT OF HEARING: Petition of Victor H. Hayward, Jr. to determine the lawful heirs of Victor H. Hayward, deceased, who died February 22, 1976. A full copy of the Summons and Petition is available from the undersigned attorney for Petitioner. Any and all parties having any interest in this matter may request attendance at the hearing by phone or email communication to James Ward, IV, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court, 843-958-5012, or JWARD@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd.,

Suite 101 Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464 john@cisadodds.com (843) 881-6530 Attorney for Petitioner

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2019-CP-10-3148 By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Hunt Club Community Association, Inc., Plaintiff v. Margaret Heyward and Marion Heyward, Defendants. I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on October 6, 2020 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Hunt Club Subdivision, shown and designated as Lot 34, Phase I, on that certain plat of A.H. Schwacke & Associates, Inc., dated October 31, 2000, revised February 7, 2001; last revised February 13, 2001, entitled “CONDITIONAL PLAT PHASE I, HUNT CLUB TRACT C PROPERTY OF RAINBOW DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. BEES FERRY ROAD, ST. ANDREWS PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC” and recorded February 21, 2001, in Plat Book EE at page 613, office of the RMC for Charleston County, S.C.; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as reference to said plat will more fully be shown. BEING the same property conveyed to Margaret Heyward and Marion Heyward by deed of Regions Bank dated July 30, 2004, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County August 17, 2004 in Book A506 at Page 657. TMS #: 286-13-00-034 Property Address: 1167 Quick Rabbit Loop, Charleston, SC 29414 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (3) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum]. The sale shall be subject to that certain judgment in favor of Branch Banking and Trust Company and against “Margaret Heyward and William A. Salley”, bearing civil action number 2010-CP-10-4814, in the original amount of $8,059.80, dated October 5, 2010, and filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court October 12, 2010. Any sale pursuant to this order, is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor the Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser. All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title. See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008) Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed. No personal or deficiency

judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412 Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2020-DR-10-0945 TAMIKA FIRBY, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES REGINALD BRISBON, Defendant. SUMMONS TO: JAMES REGINALD BRISBON, Defendant above named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney, Kevin M. Seibert, 1625 Remount Road, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. YOU ARE GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Kevin M. Seibert Attorney for Plaintiff 1625 Remount Road North Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-0686 - Office (843) 628-2405 - Fax

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: AGNES MONDAY 2020-ES-10-1057 DOD: 04/24/20 Pers. Rep: BRIAN R. MONDAY 2776 CHAIN BRIDGE RD. VIENNA, VA 22181 ************ Estate of: THOMAS MICHAEL DILORENZO 2020-ES-10-1147 DOD: 07/17/20 Pers. Rep: SUZANNE AUSTIN 3620 COLLEGE OF CHAS COMPLEX CHARLESTON, SC 29424 Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: PETER WILLIAM MEHLMAN 2020-ES-10-1149 DOD: 07/24/20 Pers. Rep: BERNICE J. MEHLMAN 1040 HILLS PLANTATION DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: LYDIA P. DAVIDSON, ESQ. 9 STATE ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: RICHARD ELLIOTT BARHAM 2020-ES-10-1154

DOD: 07/13/20 Pers. Rep: JOHN CLIFTON BARHAM 37 LORD CALVERT DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: PATRICIA ALBERTHA RICHARDSON-SCOTT 2020-ES-10-1166 DOD: 07/18/20 Pers. Rep: PATRICE M. RICHARDSON-SCOTT 2346 KENTON ST. CINCINNATI, OH 45206 ************ Estate of: PAUL MICHAEL KUCHAR 2020-ES-10-1173 DOD: 07/09/20 Pers. Rep: MARK KUCHAR 610 RUE SAINT LA ROUSE CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320 Atty: GORDON H. GARRETT, ESQ. 1075 E. MONTAGUE AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ Estate of: ISIAH DRAIN 2020-ES-10-1197 DOD: 07/26/20 Pers. Rep: WILHEMENIA DRAIN 8353 WITSELL ST. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ************ Estate of: SYLVIA HARLEY MACDONALD 2020-ES-10-1216 DOD: 06/23/20 Pers. Rep: MARGARET TALITHA HARLEY CAWLEY 3910 WILLOW POINTE LN., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2020-CP-10–1685 JOHN C. BRACY AND REBECCA L. BRACY, Plaintiffs, vs. VAUGHN HOMES, INC., TIDAL CREEK BUILDERS, INC., OLD CHARLESTON BUILDERS, LLC, THURLOW CONSTRUCTION, LLC, AMERICAN ROOFING CONCEPTS N/K/A AMERICO ROOFING CONCEPTS, INC., AND EDWARD MOORE, Defendants. AMENDED SUMMONS (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED) TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Complaint in the above action was filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court on May 21. 2020. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers, at Chakeris Law Firm, 231 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. THE CHAKERIS LAW FIRM By: s/ Alicia D. Petit John T. Chakeris S.C. Bar No.: 7060 Alicia D. Petit S.C. Bar No.: 102801 231 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 853-5678 john@chakerislawfirm.com alicia@chakerislawfirm.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Charleston, South Carolina Dated: May 21, 2020

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): “It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t,” observes author James S. Gordon. “Rather, it’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” Lucky for you, Aries! Your willpower is even more potent than usual right now, and your willingness to change is growing stronger. And so very soon now, I expect you will reach the threshold that enables you to act crisply and forcefully. You will become so convinced that it’s wise to instigate transformation that you will just naturally instigate transformation. Adjust, adapt, improvise, improve! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi is an expert on the mental state known as being in the flow. He defines it as what happens when you’re completely absorbed in what you are doing: “Immersed in a feeling of energized focus,” with “full involvement and enjoyment in the process of the activity.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are extra likely to enjoy such graceful interludes in the coming weeks. But I hope you will be discerning about how you use them. I mean, you could get into a flow playing video games or doing sudoku puzzles. But God and Life and I would prefer it if you’ll devote those times to working on a sublime labor of love or a highly worthy quest. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to researcher Rosalind Cartwright, “Memory is never a precise duplicate of the original. It is a continuing act of creation.” Neurologist Oliver Sacks agrees, telling us, “Memories are not fixed or frozen, but are transformed, disassembled, reassembled, and recategorized with every act of recollection.” Reams of additional evidence also suggest that our experience of the past is always being transformed. In accordance with astrological potentials, I invite you to take advantage of this truth. Re-imagine your life story so it has more positive spins. Re-envision the plot threads so that redemption and rebirth are major features. Engage in a playful reworking of your memories so that the epic myth of your destiny serves your future happiness and success. CANCER (June 21-July 22): All of us are susceptible to fooling ourselves and lying to ourselves. And all of us are susceptible to the cowardice that such self-sabotage generates. But the good news is that you Cancerians will have an expansive capacity to dissolve and rise above self-deception in the coming weeks — and will therefore be able to call on a great deal of courage. As Cancerian author and Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön says, “The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.” LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you like, I will give you the waning crescent moon and the dawn breeze. Do you want them? How about sudden bursts of joy for no apparent reasons and a warm greeting from a person you thought had a problem with you? Would you be interested in having those experiences? And what about an unexpected insight into how to improve your financial situation and a message from the future about how to acquire more stability and security? Are those blessings you might enjoy? Everything I just named will be possible in the coming weeks — especially if you formulate a desire to receive them and ask life to provide them. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo poet Mary Oliver was renowned for giving herself permission. Permission to do what? To become a different person from the self she had been. To shed her familiar beliefs and adopt new ones. To treat every experience as an opportunity to experiment. To be at peace with uncertainty. I think you’ll be wise to give yourself all those permissions in the coming weeks — as well as others that would enhance your freedom to be and do whatever you want to be and do. Here’s another favorite Mary Oliver permission that I hope you’ll offer yourself: “And I say to my heart: rave on.” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The more unintelligent people are, the less mysterious existence seems to them,” wrote philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. I agree with that idea, as well as the converse: The more intelligent people are, the more mysterious existence seems to them. Since I expect you to be at the peak of your soulful intelligence in

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CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.09.2020

BY ALEX PEEPLES

Greenville trio Gláss has been a fantastic mystery over the last few years, at least in Charleston. The band would come through town every once in a while and play a venue like The Royal American, folks would rave about how good the heavy, echoing art-punk sound was, but then things would just go silent. No new releases came after its 2016 album Accent, and it just continued to be an elusive South Carolina rock band, whether intended to or not. Now with the release of a new album Wilting in Mauve on Sept. 11, there’s no longer any shadow over Gláss. The band formed around 2014 and has remained a trio over its six years with lead singer and guitarist Aaron Burke and drummer Sam Goldsmith being the two constant members. Alex Angell currently plays bass in the group, though that position has changed hands a few times over the band’s timeline. If you’ve seen Gláss live at any point in the past few years, then you have heard some of the songs that make up Wilting in Mauve. “It was a really slow process,” Burke said. “My now-fiance and I lived in Athens and the other members were still in Greenville when the first album came out ... The only times we were physically working together were really when we were playing shows

because we all lived in two separate towns. We wanted a blank slate and even though we loved those songs we just never wanted to play them again.” According to Burke, the band went into a two-year hiatus during a creative dry spell before he moved back to Greenville. Burke cites the return to upstate South Carolina as a kickstarter for reviving the energy that sparked Accent and Foreign Bastard. The hiatus between releases wasn’t a planned thing for Gláss, and folks who saw or heard the band around the time of Accent will likely remember it as a stern trio that emultated British post-punk. It comes somewhat naturally as Burke grew up in Ireland with a constant feed of British music that he carried with him when he moved to South Carolina at the age of 16. But post-punk is a label that tends to stick to a group, even though it doesn’t always agree with it. “People take genre labels very seriously. Like on Facebook we said that Accent was a post-punk record, which it was, but that stuck and now I resent that term,” Burke said. The band makes it clear that it can do plenty of other styles on Wilting in Mauve. Gláss was originally going to be a very heavy doom metal-oriented band that focused on repetition. There are elements of bleak shoegaze, chopping rhythmic guitar, unhinged progressive rock, bits of Nick Cave gravitas and trimmings

of free jazz scattered with saxophone parts on the album. All of that comes through in just the first two songs, “Heavy Field” and “A Tangled East.” It maintains a remarkable ability to keep the listener guessing while still holding onto a concise sound and identity to the entire project. “Garters” is a heavy shotgun burst of sleek punk which then dives into the dimly lit shoegazing corner of “Boughs.” You can’t call Wilting in Mauve, or Gláss for that matter, one thing because it is much more than one record store section. It’s a beautiful cyclone of an album, spinning in unison, though you can still make out the details it picked up along its way. “A Tangled East,” which is almost entirely instrumental, sees the band reference the vocal refrain from John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. “Instead of ‘a love supreme’, we say ‘amor fati’, which means ‘love of fate.’ That’s an idea that kind of resonates throughout the album. Musically I wanted that song to sound like On the Corner by Miles Davis. That’s such a nasty, sexy record, I wanted to contrast that with A Love Supreme.” While your own connection to hearing Wilting in Mauve is your own, it is worth considering that concept of “amor fati” when you give this record a listen. “I do want people to really listen to it,” Burke said. “There’s no propaganda, it’s not for any one crowd. Though I want it to be seen as a South Carolina album, that’s important to me.”

Awendaw Green began the fall season of its virtual Tiny Deck Series on Sept. 2. Concerts will be livestreamed every Wednesday. This series will feature performances from artists such as Nathan Kornegay, tomatoband, New Tribe and Don Merkle. Each performance will be streamed and can be found on Awendaw Green’s website. There will also be a virtual tip chart to help support the musicians. This summer’s series featured both local and traveling artists such as Tin Roof Echo, Mike Kaufman and Post-Life Crisis. Leadership at Awendaw Green hoped they would be able to return to Sewee Outpost and continue the Barn Jam series, but due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, they have decided to keep their online format. The Tiny Deck series is filmed at Awendaw Green and was created over the summer to replace the venue’s long-standing weekly Barn Jams. Tune in every Wednesday at 6 p.m. for live performances. —Holly Malnati

HEATHER RICE DROPS NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “MATCHBOX HOME”

Local artist Heather Rice released a new music video, “MatchBox Home,” on Aug. 25. The music video features Rice in a bright yellow blouse to match the happiness and good vibe feel of this song. In addition, the video features a cozy 1974 camper full of vintage and color decor. The song is a representation of Rice’s journey to leave “that tiny little headspace” and experience human growth. The liveliness of the video demonstrates Rice’s appreciation for the process. “I got down on the ground, figuratively and literally and tried my best to find a place in my heart that was constant, that I could live by, that could grow roots. I’m so grateful for the roots that I chose to grow in my most painful year alone in quiet prayer,” Rice said. The full video can be found on Youtube and the single can be found on Apple Music and Spotify. —HM

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